FASHION COMPETITION By Dorothy Crouch | Saturday, June 5, 2021
For its 12th-annual Vans Custom Culture High School competition, the skate-lifestyle brand chose designs created by students from Fontainebleau High School in Mandeville, La. as the winning creations. The contest s origins lie in the company s dedication to inspire and empower students to embrace their potential in design, as art-education budgets decrease.
From a pool of more than 1,000 schools that entered the contest, Fontainebleau was chosen as the recipient of a grand prize of $50,000 that will benefit its art program. Four runners up Secaucus High School in Secaucus, N.J.; Edison High School in San Antonio, Texas; Cedar Hill High School in Cedar Hill, Texas; and Temple City High School in Temple City, Calif. were awarded $15,000 each to benefit their art programs. These winners will also receive mentorship from a Vans art ambassadors such as Kelly Breez, Robin Eisenberg, Jay Howell, Todd Francis
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